John F.J. Sullivan
@io_saturnalia
Writer and editor, ex-newspaperman. Flâneur. Sacristan. Death worker. Jesus freak. Catholic. Freedom is cool.
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21-08-2009 02:35:44
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Despite the horror of this world, beauty and joy pervade each day. Focus on that to the greatest extent possible. And, as Stephen Dubner says in his Freakonomics sign-off, take care of yourself and, if you can, someone else, too.
Trying to channel my inner Katherine Mangu-Ward when thinking of a response to customers kvetching about the price of their cigars going up $25 a box or so. "Tariffs and inflation" is accurate, but not quite as colorful as "Prices contain information and yelling at them to shut up ..."
The New England Patriots did what they had to do. Protected the ball, made some exciting plays, yet also exhibited poor tackling and a lack of discipline re: penalties. This season will be interesting, enervating and potentially provide a bit of fun. Two missed PATs imperiled the team.
The dominance of Kenny Young
My hunch was correct: the town of Fremont, NH, was named after John C. Fremont, of whom I know little beyond this DESERT ORACLE episode. Desert Oracle Radio: The Autumn Equinox Episode webpage: omny.fm/shows/desert-o… Media file: traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/33bd51…